Bonus Feature Highlights:

• In the Lost in London DVD Game, players not only help Patch and Thunderbolt gather the lost puppies, they also learn some historical lessons on some of London’s most famous sites. Cute and educational!
• Two Music Videos are included: Will Young (winner of the British show Pop Idol, which inspired the current reality TV hit American Idol) swings through the catchy, big band-style “Try Again”, and the sound bite-heavy, club mix sounding “You’re the One” by LMNT.
• All but the youngest viewers should skip the shoddily-produced Thunderbolt: An Inside Look (click on different items in Thunderbolt’s trailer to see ‘outtakes’, fan letters and the like) and the insipid Behind the Scenes Dog-umentary, which finds a pack of mutts visiting the Disney Studios during the making of 101 Dalmatians II.

Toon Talk Rating: B-

Toon Talk Trivia:

• Barry Bostwick (Thunderbolt) starred in two Parent Trap movies on the Disney Channel.
• Jason Alexander (Lightning) makes his third direct to video sequel appearance with this film, after The Return of Jafar and The Hunchback of Notre Dame II.
• Martin Short (Lars) was just heard as B.E.N. in Treasure Planet.
• Susan Blakeslee (Cruella) is also the current voice of Cinderella’s Lady Tremaine, Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent and Tarzan’s Kala.
• Maurice LaMarche (Horace) will reportedly voice both Basil of Baker Street and Robin Hood in the upcoming The Search for Mickey Mouse. He is also the current voice of Mortimer Mouse, The Little Mermaid’s Scuttle, The Great Mouse Detective’s Ratigan and Alice in Wonderland’s March Hare.
• Jeff Bennett (Jasper) has voiced many characters for Disney, most recently as Smee in Return to Neverland and Professor Porter in Tarzan and Jane.
• Jodi Benson adds another Disney leading lady to her resume here with Anita, after The Little Mermaid’s Ariel and Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure’s Lady.
• Kath Soucie (Perdita) voiced Wendy in Return to Neverland, and was also heard in Lilo and Stitch and The Santa Clause 2.

Coming Soon in Toon Talk:

• Baloo is back, along with Mowgli and Bagheera, in The Jungle Book 2, opening February 7^th. The new adventure stars the voices of John Goodman, Hayley Joel Osment, Phil Collins, Tony Jay and Jim Cummings.
• Belle’s Magical World concludes the Beauty and the Beast three part “Special Edition” DVD releases when it is released on February 25^th.
• French Stewart takes over for Matthew Broderick in the direct to video sequel Inspector Gadget 2, debuting on March 11^th.

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-- Kirby C. Holt

Kirby, a former Walt Disney World Resort Cast Member (and Trivia Champ), is a lifelong Disney fan and film buff. He is also an avid list maker and chronic ellipsis user ...

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-- Posted January 22, 2003